The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia/Yungkia/Wenzhou ( la, Iomchiaven(sis), ) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of Yongjia in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

in China.

History

* March 3, 1949: Established as Diocese of Yongjia 永嘉 from Diocese of Ningbo 寧波

Leadership

* Bishops of Yongjia 永嘉 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin () (2016 - ) ** Bishop Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang () (2010 - 2016) ** Bishop James Lin Xili () (1992 - 2007) ** Fr. Paul Su Bo-lu (Su Pai-lu) () (Apostolic Administrator June 15, 1951 – 1980) ** Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. () (Apostolic Administrator 1950–1951)

References

GCatholic.org

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